Enterprises that set up in Lille Métropole enhance the quality of the workforce they find there. The population is young and capable of occupying the most qualified positions. Some 150,000 students are enrolled in one higher education establishment. Lille Métropole stands out for its training provision which is varied and which has an outstanding reputation. It has four universities, including one Catholic institute: university of law and health; university of science and technology; university of social sciences, literature and arts; Lille university and polytechnical federation; Eighteen grandes écoles prepare students for specialist professions in industrial, commercial and management sectors: Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (EDHEC), Ecole Supérieure de Commerce (ESC), industrielles (HEI), Centrale Lille, Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme de Lille (ESJ). Schools and universities have opened laboratories, some of which now have an international reputation. Over three thousand teachers-researchers work in these organisations, such as CNRS, INRA and INSERM. Lastly, business leaders have not been slow to open their own training centres. There are also international schools (www.eabjm.com), a bilingual school (www.ac-lille.fr) and a Japanese school (ecole.japonaise.free.fr).
Lille Métropole stands out for its training provision which is varied and which has an outstanding reputation. It has four universities, including one Catholic institute: university of law and health; university of science and technology; university of social sciences, literature and arts; Lille university and polytechnical federation; 
